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HB
Humphrey Burton
Directing
Born March 21, 1931 · Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, UK
Died December 17, 2025
Biography
Author, broadcaster, director and producer. First Head of Music and Arts for BBC Television 1965-1967. Resumed the position again from 1975-1981 after an eight year absence in commercial television as a founder-member of London Weekend Television. For his work as a director, he has won four Emmy Awards, two British Academy Awards and as a presenter received the Royal Television Society Silver medal and Sony Gold Award.
Awards & recognition
- Knight Bachelor · 2020
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2000
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series · 1988
- Emmy Award
- Radio Academy Awards
